scientific namePararctia yarrowiicommon name Yarrow's TigerhabitatRocky alpine tundra where willows (Salix) grow.seasonalityMid July to mid August, depending on the snow pack.identificationPattern and colour overall similar to Platarctia parthenos and Arctia caja, but this species is smaller.life historyAdults are diurnal, and are swift fliers. Not known to come to light.diet infoUnknown. Possibly alpine shrub willows, as in Pararctia lapponica (Freina & Witt, 1987).rangeYukon and western N.W.T. south to Colorado and Arizona.taxonomic hierarchy